Belgatoy ambush

The Belgatoy ambush occurred on the morning of 15 July 2000 when some Chechen resistance fighters ambushed a force of Russian Army soldiers as it moved to secure the hills near Belgatoy, where insurgent activity had been reported. The Chechen rebels assaulted the hills and gunned down 23 Russian troops after a short firefight that left just 6 Chechens dead, and the Chechens also called in a captured T-54/55 tank to assist them in advancing. The ambush was just one of many guerrilla actions undertaken by the Chechens during the bloody Second Chechen War.